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{{Infobox park
| name = Cantonment Maidan <br>Peeranki Maidan
| photo = Exhibition at Cantonment Maidan, Kollam.jpg
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| photo_caption = An Exhibition going on at Cantonment Maidan
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| location = [[Kollam]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
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| founder = [[East India Company]]
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'''Cantonment Maidan''' or '''Peeranki Maidan''' or '''Peeringee Maidan'''
==History==
Cantonment Maidan is situated at the east of old [[Quilon]]
===Battle of Quilon===
===Events held at Cantonment Maidan==▼
{{Main|Battle of Quilon}}
Apart from this, Cantonment Maidan has been the venue for many significant events. A compromise meeting was held here in 1915 as part of ''Pulayar-Nair Revolt'' at Perinad, also called the ''Kallumala Agitation'', in which [[Ayyankali]] took part. A statue of Ayankali can be seen at the maidan. [[Mahatma Gandhi]] addressed the people here On October 11, 1927. Historic ''Chingam 17 Struggle'' was happened at Cantonment Maidan on of September 2, 1938 in which six people were killed in the firing by the British police. The heroic traits of a group of locals who had challenged the British remain as a dusty chapter in the history of freedom struggle as there hadn't been effective attempts to record the story or spread that. As per the 'History of Modern Kollam' penned by journalist late V.Lakshmanan though six persons were killed in police firing. The four identified among them were Asramam Lakshmanan, Ayathil Balakrishna Pillai, Kolloorvila Moideenkunju and Kureepuzha Kochukunju. Thousands marched from [[Polyathode]] to [[Chinnakkada]] led by state congress leaders, including Kumbalathu Sankupillai and C Kesavan on the fateful day. Though there was a massive company of police force, the protesters could assemble at the Cantonment Maidan to hear the speeches of those designated by the state congress to give the civil disobedience speech, including M G Koshy, P G Varghese and K Sukumaran. Police arrested the speakers and opened fire at the gathering.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/a-place-in-history/article3218611.ece A place in history - The Hindu]</ref>▼
In 1809, the local militia and the Army of [[Travancore]] stationed around Kollam attacked the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Garrison]] at the Cantonment Maidan on the heels of [[Velu Thampi Dalawa]].<ref>[http://www.haindavakeralam.com/HkPage.aspx?PAGEID=16650&SKIN=K The Early History of Travancore by Shangoony Menon : An-E Book] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020140909/http://www.haindavakeralam.com/HkPage.aspx?PAGEID=16650&SKIN=K |date=20 October 2014 }}</ref> The [[British people|British]] force led by Col. Chalmers proved victorious in that six hours lasted war, that is known as ''[[Battle of Quilon]]''. All the insurrectionist who participated in the war were court-martialled and got hanged at the maidan.<ref name="History of Travancore">[https://books.google.com/books?id=YYlC_qF_eB0C&dq=History+of+Travancore+by+P.+Shangoony+Menon&pg=PA6 'History of Travancore' by P. Shangoony Menon]</ref>
[[United Kingdom|British]] Police used to exhibit five cannons at the adjacent park accounts for the name `Peeringee Maidan,' by which name this ground was earlier called. These cannons were used for firing at the patriots of the land is now kept at the [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum, Kollam|Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum]] in [[Kollam]] city. The present Armed Reserve Camp is situated at the old Cantonment ground, where the British Army and Sir CP's Army camped ahead of the firing.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Chingam-17-struggle-to-be-documented-on-silver-screen/articleshow/22235489.cms Chingam 17 struggle to be documented on silver screen - TOI]</ref>▼
[[File:Ayyankali_statue_in_kollam.jpg|180px|thumb|right|The statue of [[Ayyankali]] at Peeranki Maidan near SN College, Kollam]]
Apart from this, Cantonment Maidan has been the venue for many significant events. A compromise meeting was held here in 1915 as part of ''Pulayar-Nair Revolt'' at Perinad, also called the ''Kallumala Agitation'', in which [[Ayyankali]] took part. A statue of Ayankali can be seen at the maidan. [[Mahatma Gandhi]] addressed the people here On 11 October 1927. Historic ''Chingam 17 Struggle'' happened at Cantonment Maidan on 2 September 1938 in which six people were killed in firing by the British police. The heroic traits of a group of locals who had challenged the British remain as a dusty chapter in the history of freedom struggle as there has not been effective attempts to record the story or spread it.
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▲[[United Kingdom|British]] Police used to exhibit five cannons at the adjacent park accounts for the name
==See also==
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* [[Polayathode]]
* [[Chinnakada]]
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